LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Some might say the seeds of an Olympic-sized surprise in snowboarding were planted a month ago. That’s when Chloe Kim went skittering down a halfpipe in Switzerland, smashing her shoulder and turning her run for a third straight gold medal into a less-than-perfect scramble.

At the top of the halfpipe, seconds away from destiny or disappointment, Chloe Kim took a long pause and a deep breath. For an hour, it seemed like Kim was cruising toward a third straight gold medal and Olympic history for any snowboarder,

Stream every moment and every medal of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games on Peacock. Read more NBC News coverage of the Olympics and the athletes competing. Two-time gold medalist Chloe Kim said she treasures her silver medal in halfpipe snowboarding even though she fell short of making history with a third gold in three consecutive Olympics.

Chloe Kim was trying to become the first snowboarder to win three consecutive Olympic halfpipe titles, but the American’s bid for history was ruined by Choi G

American Chloe Kim had a chance to become the first snowboarder to win three straight golds at the Olympics, a feat not even Shaun White accomplished, but came up short.

Chloe Kim could become the first snowboarder to claim three straight gold medals when she competes Friday at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

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US snowboard superstar Chloe Kim failed in her bid for Olympic history when she was pipped to gold on Thursday while Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych said being banned from competing at the Milan-Cortina Games was the "price of our dignity".